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AANA Issues Considerations for GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Before Surgery
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 – Considerations for anesthesia care in relation to use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists before surgery are addressed in a report published March 11 by...
GLP-1 RA Reduces Severity of Steatotic Liver Disease in People With HIV
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – For people with HIV (PWH) with metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), semaglutide is associated with absolute and relative declines in intrahepatic...
Precautions Needed When Folks Taking Ozempic, Wegovy Undergo Anesthesia
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 — Nurses who specialize in anesthesia have issued new guidelines to reduce the risk that patients taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy throw up during surgery. "T...
Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in People Living With HIV
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – There's more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty liver disease in people living with HIV, new research shows. Six months of...
Wegovy, Ozempic Use Could Complicate Your Surgery
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic can increase a person’s risk of throwing up during surgery while under anesthesia, a new study reports. People are typically a...
How to Keep the 'Ozempic Effect' Going: Exercise
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – An open question for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has been whether folks will keep the pounds off when they stop taking them. Regular exercise could be...
How to Keep the 'Ozempic Effect' Going: Exercise
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – An open question for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has been whether folks will keep the pounds off when they stop taking them. Regular exercise could be...
A Cardiologist Answers Your Questions on New Weight-Loss Meds, Ozempic and Zepbound
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound can lead to better heart health for people struggling with excess weight or diabetes, a University of Michigan cardiologist says....
A Cardiologist Answers Your Questions on New Weight-Loss Meds, Ozempic and Zepbound
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound can lead to better heart health for people struggling with excess weight or diabetes, a University of Michigan cardiologist says....
Novo Nordisk Settles Lawsuits Over Copycat Versions of Ozempic, Wegovy
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 — Novo Nordisk has settled lawsuits against two Florida businesses that claimed to sell copycat versions of its popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. The Danish d...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Drug Safety Communication: Certain Type of Medicines Approved for Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity - Update on FDA’s Ongoing Evaluation of Reports of Suicidal Thoughts or Actions
ISSUE: The FDA has been evaluating reports of suicidal thoughts or actions in patients treated with a class of medicines called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs; see the list in...
Suicidal Behaviors Do Not Appear Associate with Wegovy, Ozempic; FDA
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – In a preliminary review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has found no evidence drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic cause suicidal thoughts or actions. Still, the...
FDA Finds No Link to Suicide With Drugs Like Wegovy, Ozempic
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, which have become a wildly popular way to lose weight or battle diabetes, show no link to suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Risk for Suicidal Ideation Not Increased With Semaglutide
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – For individuals with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes, semaglutide is not associated with an increased risk for suicidal ideation compared with non-glucagon-like...
Reddit Posts Show Ozempic, Wegovy Cutting Users' Alcohol Use
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – Social media is abuzz with the possibility that newfangled weight loss drugs can also reduce cravings for alcohol, a new study says. Across a number of Reddit threads, users...
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